We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Total relaxation is the ultimate. That's the moment when one becomes a buddha. That is the moment of realization, enlightenment, christ-consciousness. You cannot be totally relaxed right now. At the innermost core a tension will persist.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Total relaxation leads to enlightenment and self-realization, resembling a state of being akin to that of a Buddha.
In this quote, Rajneesh suggests that true relaxation can lead to profound states of understanding and enlightenment, akin to what spiritual figures like Buddha or Christ embodied. He points out that while complete relaxation might be perceived as an ideal state, there will always be an underlying tension in our lives that prevents us from achieving this ultimate peace in the present moment.
Themes
RelaxationEnlightenmentBuddhaRealizationTension
In practice
Example use cases
During a meditation workshop, this quote can be shared to emphasize the journey towards inner peace.
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